Rules of Operation of the Council. (4) (Amended, SG No. 89/2009, effective 10.11.2009) The administrative support to the Council shall be provided by the administration of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. Article 11. (1) The Council shall prepare a draft of a National Radio Spectrum Allocation Plan. (2) (Amended and supplemented, SG No. 105/2011, effective 29.12.2011) The plan referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be drafted and updated in accordance with the policy of the European Union, the documents of the international organizations, as well as on motions by the central-government departments and services concerned, for the purpose of harmonized and efficient use of the radio spectrum. (3) By the plan referred to in Paragraph (1), the radio spectrum shall be allocated into radio frequencies, radio frequency bands and radio services for civilian needs, for the needs of the state bodies and services covered under Article 3 herein in connection with national security, and for shared use between the said bodies and services. (4) The allocation of the radio spectrum into radio frequencies, radio frequency bands and radio services shall be carried out in accordance with the principles of radio spectrum allocation and use in the European Union and by the International Telecommunication Union. (5) The specific allocation of radio frequencies and radio frequency bands, assigned for civilian needs or for shared use for civilian needs and for the needs of the state bodies and services covered under Paragraph (3) in connection with national security, shall be carried out after conduct of a public consultation under Article 18 herein, in the part concerning civilian needs. (6) Within seven days after expiry of the time limit for public consultation, the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications shall transmit the draft as consulted and the opinions as submitted to the National Radio Frequency Council. The Council shall examine the opinions and shall post the opinions as submitted, as well as the reasoning of the accepted and rejected proposals, on the Internet site of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. After an examination of the opinions, the Council shall propose to the Council of Ministers to adopt a decision. (7) (New, SG No. 17/2009) The Council shall consider and decide matters related to electromagnetic compatibility, and should the members thereof disagree, the matters shall be referred to the Council of Ministers, which shall make a decision. Article 12. The state bodies and services covered under Article 10 (1) herein shall interact for implementation of the activity of the Council in accordance with the Rules referred to in Article 10 (3) herein. Article 13. (1) After clearance with the state bodies and services concerned, the Council shall adopt a decision on use of particular radio frequencies and radio frequency bands by radio equipment and the technical parameters thereof, the period and place of use of the said frequencies and bands within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria by foreign States on a basis of reciprocity, as well as by international organizations, where this arises from international commitments assumed by the Republic of Bulgaria. (2) Requests for use of radio frequencies and radio frequency bands by embassies of foreign States and/or by missions of international organisations shall be submitted to the Council, which shall pronounce on any such requests within one month after receipt thereof. (3) Where a provision is made for granting of an authorization for use of an individually assigned scarce resource - radio spectrum, for implementation of electronic communications according to the procedure established by this Act, the Council shall notify the Communications Regulation Commission, which: 1. shall grant the relevant authorization; 2. shall collect the fees as fixed, unless otherwise provided for in an international instrument. Article 14. (Supplemented, SG No. 35/2009, effective 12.05.2009) The Minister of Defence or an